A quasi-experimental research on hospitalization process recombination for common disease entities in general surgery / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To shorten the average length of stay for single disease entities and enhance the hospitals competitiveness through hospitalization process recombination while guaranteeing the quality of its medical service. Method The method of "systematic reintegration" from the theory of operation process recombination was adopted to recombine the hospitalization process for common disease entities in general surgery. Result After the recombination, the number of discharged patients with disease entities covered by the year 2000 research increased by 14.78%, the average length of stay was shortened by 3.83 days, a reduction of 21.58%, the average hospitalization fees incurred on the patients were reduced by 108 yuan, a reduction of 1.18%, and the business income increased by 13.43%, as compared with 1999, when recombination was not yet initiated. Conclusion Hospitalization process recombination can improve the quality and efficiency of a hospitals medical service and increase its business income while its medical service resources remain unchanged.